campfire

Example Sentences

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Thomas knew early on that the show, which portrays solved crimes in a whodunit format, should feel like storytelling around a campfire, according to senior producer Vince Sherry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

They sat around the campfire that night talking about the remarkable life of the man they had rescued and the lessons to be learned from his plight.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Like walking through a sparse forest in early autumn, the air sharp with smoke from a campfire, leaves underfoot brittle enough to crack.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

"Oh, he'd love it. I don't think he'd leave the campfire," Lucinda said.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

“I’d jest come out of the War. I’d had my fill a-sleepin’ in the woods and cookin’ over a dang campfire.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns